Truthfully, the premise of this article would not have been possible without the shoulders of Yoenis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy, which carried the Mets to their fifth World Series appearance as a franchise in 2o15. Between Cespedes’ otherworldly stretch after his trade from the Tigers at the deadline and Murphy’s Ruthian run in the first two rounds of the playoffs (not to mention he...
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No. 5 Mark Vientos, 3B B/T: R/R Age: 20 (12/11/1999) Height: 6’4″ Weight: 185 lbs ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 9 Acquired: 2017 Amateur Draft (2nd round, American Heritage HS, FL) 2019 Stats: 111 G, .255/.300/.411, 27 2B, 12 HR, 62 RBI, 105 wRC+ It’s hard to believe that the 2020 season — if one ever does materialize — will be Mark Vientos’ third full year and fourth season overall as a Mets minor...
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If a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner faces one batter over the minimum across four innings in a spring start but it wasn’t televised, did it really happen? It sure did, and it was spectacular. A rare SNY-less game at Clover Park made it so that just the fans in attendance saw Jacob deGrom strike out a trio of Cardinals batters on Wednesday. The only blemish on his record was an...
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The past, present and future faces of the Mets franchise crossed paths in the Clover Park press conference room on Wednesday. As Pete Alonso, fresh off signing a record-setting pre-arbitration contract, exited, a smiling David Wright walked in. Wright faced the media and quipped, “You guys ready for the real stuff?” The upcoming 2020 season represents the second full year...
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The minor league signing of Erasmo Ramírez in late January was, at the time, a mere footnote in Mets news cycles given that Luis Rojas had been named manager just a day prior. And while Ramírez’s signing brought little fanfare — few, if any minor league pacts do — Rojas has been encouraged by what the major league veteran has shown through three weeks of spring games. “He’s been great. He’s been...
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